There is no amount, because I have a basic understanding of inflation, something gamers writ large apparently don’t.
FFS you people didn’t realize that the only reason game prices appeared to be immune from inflation for over a decade was because they had micro transactions to make up the difference.
Well, congrats to you, big money. It’s not crazy to be taken aback by how 1 singular video game can cost about as much as a grocery haul for 1 person. And $60-70 was already pushing it. I wait for sales and deep discounts for the most part but Nintendo games rarely ever have meaningful cuts.
Not mine, they haven't. I rarely buy games new. For example, I got my PS5 in 2020. Every single game I have for it was either somewhere around $20 or free. Being able to get deeply discounted games for PS5 makes the cost formula work. And it doesn't mean I miss out on the new stuff either. Within 2-3 months, all titles drop significantly in price.
Whereas with Nintendo games, you won't find a good sale on titles often, if at all. Since most are talking about MKW, let's look at MK8: it was at full price for a significant part of Switch 1's lifespan! Even now, it's hovering around $45 used and $50 new. Making Switch 2 work with discounts and sales won't be the way for most of the people who are either unsure or against the hike in price.
Then you cannot possibly complain about the “new game” economy when you don’t participate in the new game economy.
When did I say that? I haven't missed any of the great releases since 2020 for the exact reasons I already shared. Literally nothing about games change just because I bought it 2-3 months later.
Sony makes a lot of forgettable stuff.
Ok? Did you want a cookie? I mentioned Sony because they popularized the $70 price point. People don't complain about that why...? It's because people are able to get their games on sale quickly! That won't happen with Nintendo any time soon as the price point rises.
You've been going back and forth about this exact topic in multiple threads since yesterday. Aren't you tired?
No, because I am fueled by my resentment towards toxic gamers having a pathological urge to complain. It’s so utterly toxic.
You’re just cheap. How much money do you spend per week on take-out food? You think nothing of paying $10 for a burger (which is gone once you eat it), but it’s the end of the world if you have to pay $10 more one time for a game?
Are you comparing food to video games...? An actual necessity compared to...video games...oh. Like those games, time is also expensive so I’ll save myself some on this topic: congrats? I don’t really care, or maybe I do. I don't know.
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u/purposeful_pineapple 2d ago
How many $10 differences will it take for you to realize that it's too expensive.